Sigbjørn Johnsen

Sigbjørn Johnsen Finansminister (Ap)
Minister of Finance
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by Kristin Halvorsen

Sigbjørn Johnsen (born 1 October 1950 in Brumunddal,Norway) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and the current Norwegian Minister of Finance.[1]

He is a former member of parliament and County Governor of Hedmark from 1997 to 2009. He was member of parliament for Hedmark between 1977 and 1997 and was the Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1996 during the Brundtland's Third Cabinet.[1] He made a comeback in national politics when again he became Minister of Finance in 2009 Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.[2]

He was also the deputy chairman of the Workers' Youth League between 1975 and 1977.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sigbjørn Johnsen" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=SJ&tab=Biography. 
  2. ^ http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article1763875.ece
  3. ^ http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Sigbj%C3%B8rn_Johnsen/utdypning
Preceded by
Kristin Halvorsen		 Norwegian Minister of Finance
2009–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Jon Arvid Lea (acting)		 County Governor of Hedmark
1997–2009		 Succeeded by
Tormod W. Karlstrøm (acting)
Preceded by
Arne Skauge		 Norwegian Minister of Finance
1990–1996		 Succeeded by
Jens Stoltenberg
1945–present